"You... will all pay the price!"
Ling Yue's voice contained unprecedented fury. After swallowing the Senzu Bean in her arms, Pikachu's aura remained weak, but it had finally stabilized and fallen asleep.
She carefully placed it in a deeper inner pocket for protection.
Above the altar, the twisted monster phantom formed from purple energy had taken Naruto's Big Ball Rasengan and Kakashi's Lightning Cutter thrust. It became increasingly unstable and illusory, letting out a pained howl.
The ghost-faced chief priest tried to stabilize the ritual and repair the damaged ancient book.
"Stop him!" Kakashi shouted, charging toward the altar again.
Naruto's army of Shadow Clones also fearlessly rushed forward.
Temari's Wind Release and Kankuro's puppets did their utmost to hold back the black-robed men attempting to come to the rescue.
Sai's ink beasts used self-destruct tactics, greatly slowing the enemy's advance.
The entire underground hall was in chaos!
Ling Yue did not immediately join the battle. She took a deep breath and forced herself to calm down.
Anger would not solve the problem. She needed greater power!
She focused her attention on the Senbonzakura Asauchi in her hand.
For three years, she had nourished it with chakra every day and communicated with it through her mind. She could sense the sleeping will within the blade, yet she had never truly awakened it.
Was it time?
"Foolish ants! You dare disrupt the sacred descent ritual?!" The ghost-faced chief priest hid behind the slightly more solid monster phantom, his voice filled with madness and venom. "Become the first sacrifices for the descent of the Defiled Scion!"
The purple monster raised its enormous hand again and slammed it down at everyone with even more terrifying pressure! This time, its range was enormous, nearly covering the entire altar area!
"Not good! Get out of